Cart for golf bags



' June 22; 1948. N. B.'WILLIAMSON 01mm FOR sow mes Filed Aug. 6, 1945INVENTQR Wanna/2B. Wzamw/z ATTORNEY Patented June 22, 1948 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE CART FOR GOLF BAGS Norman B. Williamson, Portland, Ores.

. Application August 6, 1945, Serial No. 609,128

This invention relates generally to vehicles and particularly to a cartfor golf bags.

The main object of this invention is to provide an exceedingly simpleand efllcient form of cart for golf bags and clubs.

The second object is to provide a conveyance of the class describedwhich is easily collapsible for storage and transportation purposes.

I accomplish these and other objects in the manner set forth in thefollowing specification, as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, inwhich:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the device.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged end elevation of the vehicle with the bag removedtherefrom and with the top portion broken away, the view being takenalong the line 2+2 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the collapsed ve-. hic e.

Fig. 4 is a section taken along the line 4-4 in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken along the line 5-5 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a section taken along the line 6-6 in Fig. 5.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring in detail to the drawing there is shown a pair of wheels l0each of which are mounted on a screw I I which is threaded into the kneemember l2 which in turn is connected by means of the bars 13 and 14 to ablock IS. The bars l2 and I4 are pivotally connected at their ends bymeans of the pins I 6 and screws II to the members I2 and ii. Themembers It and I4 are provided with downturned lugs l8 and I! to theformer of which is attached a spring 20 whose opposite end is attachedto the curved link 2|. The link 2| isattached by means of a rivet 22 tothe lever 23 which is pivotally mounted on the pin 24.

The purpose of this structure is to provide a knee action to the device.Under normal travelling conditions the load is spring supported but whenthe lever 23 is drawn over its center, the ghelells II can be collapsedto the position shown Mounted on the block I! is an elongated tubularframe 25 to whose upper end is secured a band clamp 2! against which themouth 21 of a golf bag 24 can rest. From the lower end of the frame 28extends the angular foot 20 and the lower end 20 of the bag 28 is spacedfrom the foot 28. A bolt II which passes through the bottom it and thefoot 24 is provided with a wing nut 22 by means of'which the bag 28 maybe held in tenslon.

It is also desirable to provide a handle 22 which may be made removableby means of a coupling 24 or it may be hinged for collapsing purposes 3Claims. I (Cl. 280-40) without departing from the spirit of thisinvention.

It can be seen from the foregoing that when the device is not in use itcan be stored in an exceedingly small space-scarcely larger than anordinary golf bag itself, but when in use the bag is held in an uprightposition giving the utmost convenience to the golfer and saving him thenecessity of carrying the bag around the course.

It will be understood that while a bag 28 is shown as a part of thedevice, in some instances the bag will be omitted and a rack providedfor holding the various clubs in position-the rack, of course,functioning in the same manner as does the bag.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, a frame,

a block attached to said frame, a knee member disposed on each side ofsaid block, a pair of bars connecting each knee member to said block bymeans of pivot pins. said'bars and the lines between said pins formingsubstantially a parallelogram, a wheel mounted on each-knee member, aspring for urging said wheels toward each other. and means for releasingthe tension on said spring for the purpose of permitting said wheels tocollapse and fold along side of said frame.

2. In a device of the class described, a frame, av block attached tosaid frame, a knee member disposed on each side of said block, a pair ofbars connecting each knee member to said block by means of pivot pins,said bars and, the lines between said pins forming substantially aparallelogram, a wheel mounted on each member, a spring for urging saidwheels toward each other, a toggle lever forming an anchor for said.spring for increasing or decreasing the tension thereof.

3. A device of the class described having in combination a frame onwhich a golf bag can be mounted, a block attached to said frame, a kneemember disposed on each side of said block, a pair of bars connectingeach knee member to said block in a manner to form two parallelogramswhich are hingedly joined at the corners thereof, a wheel pivotallymounted on each-knee member, a spring interposed between a bar of onepair and a corresponding bar of the other pair, and means for varyingthe tension on said spring.

NORMAN B. WIILIAMBON.

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